Vinyl cleaning - hoovering?

[keiths]

The KAB-EV1 is excellent, and just as effective as an Okki-Nokki or the Moth cleaners, just not quite as convenient.

You need 'convenient' IMHO or you just won't use it. My Moth (built from the kit) is sat right next to my records ready to use - if I had to go and fetch the vacuum cleaner and put it all together every time, I'd be much less inclined to clean my records. Get the Moth kit - It's not that more expensive than the KAB once shipping, vat and duty are factored in.

[General Indifference]

I suppose it depends how lazy you are. I had one for several years, and I never found it that much of a task to get the hoover out and clean a batch. They come up second hand every now and again for below £100.

You need 'convenient' IMHO or you just won't use it. My Moth (built from the kit) is sat right next to my records ready to use - if I had to go and fetch the vacuum cleaner and put it all together every time, I'd be much less inclined to clean my records. Get the Moth kit - It's not that more expensive than the KAB once shipping, vat and duty are factored in.

[Lodgesound]

Speaking from an entirely practical standpoint this is why the recording industry stopped recording direct to disc in 1959......

At my place of employment we have 3 analogue tape cleaning machines which cost a mere £25 000 each. They are used every day as we have to clean most older tapes we archive.

[Daniel75]

I suppose it depends how lazy you are. I had one for several years, and I never found it that much of a task to get the hoover out and clean a batch. They come up second hand every now and again for below £100.

Laziness wont be a problem:-) Ill keep my eyes open and maybe will find something second hand.

Ta

D

[awkwardbydesign]

I no longer hoover; I now have a Kirby. There may well be a record cleaning attachment. After all there is a head massage attachment, and a combined orbital sanding/massage attachment. Really.